Dysdera adriatica Kulczyński, 1897
Description
Male
Prosoma 2.8 mm long.
Female
Prosoma dark brown, grainy, 3 mm long. Eyes: anteriors one diameter apart, PME smaller than PLE. Chelicerae with 3 teeth. Legs: posterior tibia with 6 to 9 spines, posterior metatarsus with 7 to 12 spines.
Additional information
In deciduous forests. In litter. Altitude up to 1100 m.
Distribution
Figures
Tip of bulbus, frontal view
(Thaler & Knoflach 2002b)
Bulbus
(Thaler & Knoflach 2002b)
Bulbus, dorsal view
(Deeleman-Reinhold & Deeleman 1988)
Tip of embolus
(Deeleman-Reinhold & Deeleman 1988)
Embolic division
(Deeleman-Reinhold & Deeleman 1988)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Thaler & Knoflach 2002b)
Vulva
(Deeleman-Reinhold & Deeleman 1988)
Vulva, anterior part, ventral view
(Deeleman-Reinhold & Deeleman 1988)
Vulva, anterior part, ventral view
(Deeleman-Reinhold & Deeleman 1988)
Chelicerae, ventral view
(Deeleman-Reinhold & Deeleman 1988)
Distribution List
References
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